Bad news for pessimists: A remarkable number of things are actually getting better. Link: http://youtu.be/4SfcGmEVuBY Of course, not everything is improving. Global warming remains a serious and neglected problem, for one huge example, and there’s reason to think Congress is … Continue reading
From the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford, a nice short video I wish I’d seen soon enough to post for Christmas: Link: http://youtu.be/u6AuTch808I Grapes… by … Continue reading
In the silent movie era there were musical instruments specially created for accompanying films and creating sound effects as well as music. One was the American Fotoplayer, seen below as played by Joe Rinaudo, who owns one of only about … Continue reading
A one-minute clip from CBS in 1966: Link: http://youtu.be/MUWMjUjit_U by … Continue reading
As Dr. Aaron E. Carroll explains, Poinsettias aren’t actually poisonous None of those miracle hangover cures really works Suicides do not increase around the holidays Most body heat is not lost through the head Eating at night doesn’t make you … Continue reading
Chuck Norris refuses to be topped by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Link: http://youtu.be/T-D1KVIuvjA by … Continue reading
Someone — I suspect Clarence the Angel — produced a trailer showing what the world would be like if George Bailey took Potter’s job offer: Link: http://youtu.be/LRf_RN7Dkww by … Continue reading
Apparently John Oliver agreed was told that no big fuss would be made of his last night on The Daily Show. I’m not sure he believed it — surely he must have suspected some kind parting words — but he … Continue reading
Possibly the weirdest commercial for canned beans you’ll ever see: Link: http://youtu.be/9WoM2bHfr48 by … Continue reading
A psychological experiment from the 1970s studied how attached young children are to their mothers (a lot), and more recently British researchers repeated it with pet dogs and cats. Once again, the results weren’t surprising. The report does oversimplify one … Continue reading